On the warmest day so far this year, 35 families, groups, and solos came out to Boston Run to orienteer. They took on 5 different courses, developed and set by course designer Howard Montgomery, including white/yellow, orange, green, red, and “redsanity”, which was 2 km longer than standard red. The orange course was popular, as well as the white/yellow.
Recap Considering the bitter cold of previous days, mid-thirties, sunshine, snow (and plenty of ice) felt absolutely perfect for the Snow-O at Camp Manatoc on Saturday! 50 adventurous participants came out to navigate the snow and ice and enjoy the beauty of the scout camp. The Trading Post cabin made for a very comfortable event […]
Recap Chad Roberts from BSA Great Trail Council, Seneca District, Troop 262, regularly brings his scouts to many of our events. When, as coordinator for the District’s 2019 Klondike Derby at Camp Butler, he reached out to NEOOC to have orienteering as one of seven stations for the event, Club members responded with enthusiasm equal […]
Recap The rain cleared and it was a beautiful night for Orienteering at Richfield Heritage Preserve. More than 45 Orienteers braved the mildly chilly night to run one or more of the three Night-O courses offered: Easy, Moderate, and Wacko. The Easy course was not really that easy, especially in the dark. But it WAS […]
Recap The first orienteering event ever held at the newest Stark Park, the Fry Family Farm, showed the sport’s wide appeal. Forty-one participants, from those less than 5 years old, to those more than 70; from those who ran at an impressive “5K-worthy” speed, to those who strolled at a scenic hiker’s pace; from sole […]
Python Recap from the Event Director Key Volunteers Bob Boltz Fred Mailey Hazel Barton Sanae Rogers Ivan Redinger Tim Feaser Vera Bogorad Lois Wiesbrook Eric Marotta Chris Powers Robert Turanchik K.J. Rufener Randy Mitchell Chris Bergdorf, Camp Administrator The Third Annual Python ROGAINE is now closed! Thank you for attending our event. Once again our […]
Recap The remnants of Gordon visited, dampening the air and the ground, but not the enthusiasm of about 70 participants loaded with scouting spirit, and a desire to learn and develop their orienteering skills. Units from the Buckeye, Great Trail, & Lake Erie Councils attended. Right after breakfast, most of the participants took advantage of […]
Recap The weather forecast made us worry a little bit, but it turned out to be a pretty nice day for our annual Canoe-O. This year, we choose to return to the club’s original Canoe-O location, Mogadore Reservoir. We had 54 participants with total of 27 solos/teams. In addition, a large numbers of scouts from […]
A beautiful day for sprint orienteering at Kenston Campus offered up fast courses with plenty of opportunity to get turned around. And oh, some pretty hot temperatures to boot!
Recap Early light rain and a less than ideal forecast held attendance at the Oak Hill event to 32. The rain never came, but those who participated were treated to Hitchcockian attacks by Red Wing blackbirds on the Plateau Trail and a sighting by Richard Davies of the son of the Peninsula Python. Now Richard […]